Janković at the 2016 US Open
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Native name | Јелена Јанковић |
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Country (sports) |
Yugoslavia (2000–2003) Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006) Serbia (2006–present) |
Residence | Dubai, United Arab Emirates |
Born |
Belgrade, SR Serbia, Yugoslavia |
28 February 1985
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 10 in) |
Turned pro | 6 February 2000 |
Plays | Right-handed (two-handed backhand) |
Prize money | US$18,633,632 |
Singles | |
Career record | 629–347 (64.45%) |
Career titles | 15 WTA, 2 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 1 (11 August 2008) |
Current ranking | No. 50 (06 February 2017) |
Grand Slam Singles results | |
Australian Open | SF (2008) |
French Open | SF (2007, 2008, 2010) |
Wimbledon | 4R (2006, 2007, 2008, 2010, 2015) |
US Open | F (2008) |
Other tournaments | |
Tour Finals | SF (2008, 2009, 2013) |
Olympic Games | QF (2008) |
Doubles | |
Career record | 104–124 (45.61%) |
Career titles | 2 WTA, 0 ITF |
Highest ranking | No. 19 (9 June 2014) |
Current ranking | No. 134 (26 September 2016) |
Grand Slam Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 3R (2008, 2013) |
French Open | 3R (2013, 2014) |
Wimbledon | QF (2013) |
US Open | 3R (2006, 2013, 2014, 2015) |
Mixed doubles | |
Career titles | 1 |
Grand Slam Mixed Doubles results | |
Australian Open | 2R (2007, 2012) |
French Open | 2R (2013, 2016) |
Wimbledon | W (2007) |
US Open | 1R (2005) |
Team competitions | |
Fed Cup | F (2012) Record 34–16 |
Hopman Cup | F (2008) |
Last updated on: 27 September 2016. |
Jelena Janković (Serbian Cyrillic: Јелена Јанковић, pronounced [jɛ̌lɛna jǎːnkɔv̞itɕ], born 28 February 1985) is a Serbian professional tennis player. Janković is a former World No. 1 in singles, a ranking achieved preceding her finals appearance at the 2008 US Open. Janković's career highlights include winning the 2007 Wimbledon Mixed Doubles title with Jamie Murray, the 2010 BNP Paribas Open, the Internazionali BNL d'Italia twice, in 2007 and 2008, and the aforementioned appearance in the finals of the 2008 US Open. She is coached by her brother Marko.
Janković was born in Belgrade, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, as the third child of Veselin and Snežana, both economists.. She has two brothers, Marko and Stefan. She is a student at the Megatrend University in Belgrade, studying economics. However, she has put her course of study on indefinite hold as she continues to pursue her tennis career. Janković learned her first tennis skills at the Tennis Club 'Red Star'. As a 9 1⁄2-year-old she was introduced to tennis by her elder brother and fitness coach Marko. She was later trained at the Tennis Academy of Nick Bollettieri. As a junior, she won the 2001 Australian Open and reached junior no. 1 in the world. In 2001, she started to play on the WTA Tour; she reached the second round at her first tournament at the Indian Wells Masters.